Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
At Last GLAST
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 11, 2018 is “At Last GLAST,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , DOE , Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Collaboration. The original explanation runs about 137 words.
From the explanation
“Rising through a billowing cloud of smoke, a long time ago from a planet very very close by, this Delta II rocket left Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s launch pad 17-B at 12:05 pm EDT on June 11, 2008. Snug in the payload section was GLAST, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope.”
— APOD editors, June 11, 2018
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- June 11, 2018
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA , DOE , Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Collaboration
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 137 words